Prospective prediction of first lifetime onset of suicidal ideation in a national study of substance users.

ABSTRACT: Suicide rates have increased over the past several decades. Prior research has evaluated risk factors for suicidal behavior, but much of this work does not adequately differentiate between risk factors for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts, nor does it differentiate between first-onset SI and recurrent ideation. This study seeks to identify risk factors for first-onset SI among a high-risk group: individuals receiving treatment for substance use disorders. Data were drawn from the National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study, a prospective study examining the impact of addiction treatment programs. Patients with no lifetime history of suicide attempts or ideation (n = 2560) were assessed at baseline and one year later for prospectively-occurring SI. Sociodemographic variables,

SUBMITTER: Walsh RFL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6287622 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature